In­tro­duc­tion

Good phra­ses to start a story:

Once upon a time there was ...

It all star­ted on a night when ...

Every day …

To begin with …

Lin­king words

as a re­sult - in­fol­ge­des­sen/als Er­geb­nis

be­cau­se (of) - weil (be­cau­se) / wegen (be­cau­se of)

fur­ther­mo­re - fer­ner/au­ßer­dem

in ad­di­ti­on - zu­sätz­lich/dar­über hin­aus

in con­trast - im Ge­gen­satz

mo­reo­ver - zudem/dar­über hin­aus

other­wi­se - an­dern­falls/sonst

so that - damit

the­re­fo­re - daher/des­halb/also

whe­re­as - wo­hin­ge­gen/wäh­rend

while - wäh­rend

when - wenn/als

Time phra­ses

a few hours later - ei­ni­ge Stun­den spä­ter

after - nach/nach­dem

atfer that - da­nach

at the weekend - am Wo­chen­en­de

at 8 o'clock - um 8 Uhr

du­ring the day - tags­über

fi­nal­ly - end­lich/schließ­lich

in the night - in der Nacht

last week - letz­te Woche

Later - Spä­ter

me­an­while - in der Zwi­schen­zeit/wäh­rend­des­sen

next - nächs­te/r/s

once - ein­mal

then - dann

often - oft

sud­den­ly - plötz­lich

since - seit/seit­dem

Con­clu­si­on

Until fi­nal­ly … - Bis letzt­end­lich

Last­ly … - Zu­letzt/Schließ­lich

In the end … - Am Ende

After all … - Nach allem/Am Ende

In­tro­duc­tion:

Who?

Where?

Main part: ! simp­le past !

What hap­pen­ed?

When?

Why?



Chose some good phra­ses/lin­king words.

Con­clu­si­on:

How can you end your story?

Write down a good final sen­tence.